We often reward mediocrity because it is comforting. If they can do it, anyone can do it.

We are all the same in that we all want to be different.

In relationships it is best to assume nothing.

What does not kill you will make you stronger and more cynical.

Someday you will look back on all the awful stuff that's happening to you, and fondly smile. Doesn't say much about the future, does it?

Once you’ve read too many trashy best-sellers, you begin to look for something with substance, something that attempts to define the universe.

As you go through life, you learn many lessons. Unfortunately these lessons only apply to the specific instances in which you learned them. Therefore you can expect to make horrible mistakes no matter how long you live.